The Harper government will introduce new legislation Tuesday aimed at building a stronger election system on native reserves across Canada. Senior government sources said the biggest change will be to extend the length of term in office for chiefs and band council members to four years from two, in order to create more stability on […]

The federal government has “largely achieved” its pledge to spend billions in recent years to stimulate the economy, but has fallen short in reporting on job creation and the results of its investments, says a report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday by Interim Auditor General John Wiersema

By Karolina Tagaris and Renee Maltezou ATHENS — Greek parliamentarians prepared to give their verdict on Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday in a confidence vote which could decide the fate of both the nation’s European bailout deal and the global economy. After intense pressure from European leaders, the government confirmed it had dropped plans […]

By Tobi Cohen OTTAWA — Canada plans to accept as many as 10,000 more skilled workers into the country in 2012, in part to help deal with a massive backlog in applications. The Federal Skilled Worker Program is the primary stream for permanent immigration to Canada and next year, Citizenship and Immigration will accept between […]

By Andy Sullivan and Laura Macinnis WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate filibustered President Barack Obama’s job-creation package on Tuesday in a sign that Washington is likely too paralyzed to take major steps to spur hiring before the 2012 elections. The $447 billion package of tax cuts and new spending failed by a vote of 50 […]